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Infosecalypse Now
A number of links in the chain:Mr. Walsh asks Why We Fight?Which spurs Mr. Hoffman’s Nam flashback.Bloginfosec says it’s safe to surf this beach, so its safe to surf this beach. Meanwhile, Charlie squats in the bush, everyday getting stronger, … Continue reading
With The AM Radio On
The imperial raftload of opinions on who really is the victim of credit card fraud, stemming from the Boston Globe article on the legislative reactions to the Stop and Shop Skimming Shenanigans, is centered around this quote as much as … Continue reading
No Ethics, No Guild, No Credibility
An article in the hometown press on our great state’s efforts to protect its citizens from crooked locksmiths and security guards with misdemeanors. Like many state licensing agencies, such as those watching over doctors, electricians and architects, the Private Security … Continue reading
Too important to be left to the generals
Interesting discussion on the secret language of security. Which shovetails nicely into a panel discussion I saw yesterday. An assortment of CSOs and a Forrester analyst discussed the future of security. Essentially all the tech stuff is being outsourced, and … Continue reading
The Plural of Anecdote is Boring
Dark Reading has an article on identifying the insider threat, although it seems to be more focused on how to spot a bad employee. The article, which seems to be anecdote-based information from Rob Enderle and RSnake, lists the top … Continue reading
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Bystanders and Heroes
From the Chronicle of Higher Ed comes this link to The Banality of Heroism. It’s worth reading, as are a couple other articles that are part of the Greater Good, which I was heretofore unaware. Some basic questions in the … Continue reading
Privacy raised to level of Terrorism, Drugs
This bit from my hometown paper, written by ace real estate appraiser David Lewis, uses privacy, identity theft and terrorism to support his objection to a law requiring disclosure of the amount of real estate transactions. In some ways, The … Continue reading
I don’t give a damn about my bad reputation
No. No. Not me. I was meditating on reputation risk the other day, and behold, the Daily Dave belches forth the documents I sought. (I remembered something on Emergent Chaos on this topic, but hadn’t dug deep enough into their … Continue reading
Stupid, powerless, uneducated.
Infoworld on a session at RSA: The Cybercrime Blame Game. Although a conference center ballroom may not be conducive to rational discourse (see: US Political Party Conventions), this discussion appears a bit over the top: More people complaining about identity … Continue reading
Safe Internet Day
I find few concepts as boring as “Safe Internet Day.” Except maybe “Is Open Source as Secure as Closed Source?” I mean good grief. If it weren’t for my incredibly uncomfortable shoes digging trenches into my Achilles tendon, I would … Continue reading
The One In Five 